Ten Commandments
"If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your fucking faces."
-DJ Frankie Bones
The Ten Commandments
Nevermind any of this King James bullshit. Here's how shit went down in the fuckin' Qur'an. Notice it's out of order; my Father never came down to any mountain carving rocks with lightning bolts; as we progress, I'll reveal the true nature of God, that being a form in which doing so is damn-near impossible. The Ten Commandments were a good idea, executed poorly; someone, maybe it was Moses, did his book work and figured that the following passages were really important, and that they'd be really groovy presented all in order all nice and tidy-like.
Without further adieu.
1. "There is no other god beside God."(47:19)
2. "My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols." (14:35)
3. "Do not subject God's name to your casual swearing, that you may appear righteous, pious, or to attain credibility among the people." (2:224)
4. "O you who believe, when the Congregational Prayer (Salat Al-Jumu`ah) is announced on Friday, you shall hasten to the commemoration of GOD, and drop all business." (62:9)
5. "....and your parents shall be honoured. As long as one or both of them live, you shall never say to them, "Uff", nor shall you shout at them; you shall treat them amicably." (17:23)
6. "....anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people." (5:32)
7. "You shall not commit adultery; it is a gross sin, and an evil behaviour." (17:32)
8. "The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment for their crime, and to serve as an example from God. God is Almighty, Most Wise." (5:38 - 39)
9. "Do not withhold any testimony by concealing what you had witnessed. Anyone who withholds a testimony is sinful at heart." (2:283)
10. "And do not covet what we bestowed upon any other people. Such are temporary ornaments of this life, whereby we put them to the test. What your Lord provides for you is far better, and everlasting." (20:131)
Ready? Let's shed some light on this story. We're going to be comparing things to the King James version (Exodus 20:2-17), and then we're gonna rewrite the damned things altogether.
--One--
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
3 you shall have no other gods before me.
--Two--
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me,
6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
--Three--
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
--Four--
8 Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.
9 For six days you shall labour and do all your work.
10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
--Five--
12 Honour your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
--Six--
13 You shall not murder.
--Seven--
14 You shall not commit adultery.
--Eight--
15 You shall not steal.
--Nine--
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
--Ten--
17 You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
--Commandment One--
As Saint Carlin once proposed, the Ten Commandments, the biblical version, were about control. We had a working lower class, and a rich holy class, and the rich wanted to stay rich and make sure the poor stayed poor. First thing? Tug on the heartstrings. "I brought you out of Egypt, now you have to pay me back!" Second thing? Put things into His first person. Whereas the Qur'an states that there is no god but God, the Ten Commandments has God saying there is no god but Me. It doesn't come on any higher authority than that, folks! You heard it, straight from the deity's mouth! Now you've established control. He has said personally that He's the only god, and these are his laws. Follow them or burn. Now that the road is paved, let's move on to the next one.
--Commandment Two--
The Qur'an asks God to make this a peaceful land, and to protect people from worshiping idols. That's idols, period. None of this jealous God bullshit, no condemning children for their parents' misdoings. Peace through the absence of idols.
You know what really tickles my funny bone?
All those huge crosses you've got in churches, some of 'em with my ugly-ass dessicated corpse hanging off them? (btw, way to be negative, guys) Those are fucking idols! Anything that you bow down to and worship instead of God is an idol, and a false one at that. You wanna wear a cross to show your faith? Great, go for it. I wear one myself, I think it's a wonderful symbol of reclamation. But STOP. WORSHIPING THEM.
--Commandment Three--
This one's pretty basic. There was a bit lost in translation; the 10C's says do not misuse his name ever ever ever. God's more laid back that that, guys, he's chill. The original intention for this commandment was that people don't use the word 'God' as a curse for the express purpose of appearing righteous. Good Lord. (Heh heh heh.)
--Commandment Four--
All work and no play makes Methusalahmosesjob a dull boy. Plain and simple. If you work yourself ragged all the time, you have no time to observe God. Observance (note: not worship) of God is good for your Body, Mind, and Soul (the real Holy Trinity!). We'll delve into this later.
--Commandment Five--
You were probably thinking; what the hell does Uff mean? You're probably also wondering how the hell honouring your mother and father makes the days long in the land. Well, maybe not. When you're listening to everything your parents say, the days sure do seem to stretch on and on and ON and ON. Uff is the sound you make when you're annoyed, or at least, one of them. The passage is basically saying to always treat your parents with respect, as they are older, wiser, and more knowledgeable than you. Mind you, sadly, in today's society this isn't always the case. We'll get into that when we revise these buggers.
--Commandment Six--
The infamous Thou Shalt Not Kill. The 10C's version brings up some hefty hypocrisy; how do you justify killing murderers if you're not allowed to kill anyone? The Qur'an version is superior for this.
--Commandment Seven--
Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and one who is not his or her spouse. Key word here? Married. Do you folks know what marriage means? Back in the day, the days of the bible, parents sold their daughters to men in exchange for a dowry, a present of gifts and cash and livestock. Granted that this is a dominantly patriarchal society, this law was created for the ladies. You get sold, you fuck the man we sold you to. And nowadays, what is marriage? Something fags want 'cos Someone Else Has It, something breeders can't keep but won't give to the fags, and the destroyer of millions of childhoods. Oh yay.
--Commandment Eight--
You shall not steal. EVAR. Taking a dollar is an equally weighted sin to KILLING EVERYONE. You will go to Hay-ul-uh, you cookie-jar-thief! Well, no, not in the Qur'an version. But in King James! But yeah, the Qur'an just says to mark them; that means cut up or brand the backs of their hands with a symbol that is widely recognized as the mark of a thief. The guy isn't going to hell, he's just gonna have a hard time around vendor carts. Hey, I've got a wild idea; why don't we eliminate the need for people to steal, rather than punish the ones who do?
--Commandment Nine--
Here's the one I like, in both versions. Qur'an; don't withhold the truth. Bible; don't fuckin' lie. Put 'em together and you've got some serious truth going on.
--Commandment Ten--
The bible tells us not to covet, lust after, the things other people have. Why? 'Cos He said so. In our other version it goes a little bit deeper; why? Because such things are petty and material, and God is immortal and eternal. Better to side with what you can take with you when you die.
So! Now that we've got that all wrapped up and under our belts, it's time for some radical reconstructive surgery.
The Ten Aspects of the Divine
1. God is within all and all is within God.
The Cosmos is His body, the Collective Unconscious His mind, and the Supersoul, His Spirit. There is no point to hold other gods before him, for all other gods are of Him, are a part of Him. Don't get me wrong here, you can hold other gods; just remember who the big kahuna is, eh?
2. Spend not the entirety- or even majority- of your focus on idols.
The worship of idols turns one's focus away from God and the rest of His creation. This includes money. The more you focus on one image or symbol, the less time and energy you have to focus on other matters. Observe something new every day. Live in the moment.
3. Strive for Balance in all aspects of your life.
Among things, Piety must be paired with Humility. Your devotion to Him by virtue of itself does not make you any better than anyone else. The truly wise wear their jade under common clothes.
4. Make time to observe God and His creation.
It doesn't matter when it is. It could be every day, or once a week; whatever you can manage. Just always take some time out to separate yourself from the material and connect with God, even for a little while. Life is the perfect reason to celebrate life. And meditate once in a while, damnit! It's good for you!
5. Treat all persons- including yourself- with Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect.
Not just your parents. Forgive freely those who have trespassed against you. Do not trespass against others. We are all a part of God; we are all One. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Also, as was said in he Holy Desiderata; "[D]o not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are borne of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself."
6. You shall not kill any mammal, bird, amphibian, lizard, or crustacean, nor shall you consume any of these creatures.
Killing another human being is a last resort, and is to be avoided at all costs (barring the termination of one's own life). Meat in diet is to be avoided, due to its innate unhealthiness, the hormonal and chemical overdosing most meat undergoes in farming, and karmic repercussions. Fish is an exception to the first two. Eat at your own (karmic) risk.
7. Hold fast to your commitments. Do not make a promise or vow unless you absolutely intend to keep it.
Don't be a cop out. This goes double for marriage; don't enter into a legally binding, rest-of-your-life union unless you're certain you can honor it for the rest of your life!
8. All people shall have their basic needs met.
Food, water, shelter, education, and in this day and age, transportation, communications, and health care. When people aren't scraping by in order to eke out a meager living for themselves, they have the time and resources to really pursue what they feel passionate about. There's more than enough wealth in the world for everyone to have their basic needs met; sadly, the top 225 people on the economic ladder have more money combined than the bottom three billion.
Eliminate the need for people to steal and you won't have thieves.
9. Think only in undiluted Truth.
If you do not entertain lies within your own mind, you will never intentionally tell one. Also, the person we lie to the most is ourselves; be mindful of this at all times.
10. You can't take it with you.
So don't get worked up over petty material things. If you are ready to pass into heaven to become One with God, the most lustrous new car or home entertainment system holds little more importance to you than a handful of dust (probably less, actually). If you are not, you're just going to die, reincarnate, and have to do it all over again anyway.
Let's recap.
1. God is within all and all is within God.
2. Spend not the entirety- or even majority- of your focus on idols.
3. Strive for Balance in all aspects of your life.
4. Make time to observe God and His creation.
5. Treat all persons- including yourself- with Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect.
6. Do not kill any mammal, bird, amphibian, lizard, or crustacean, nor consume any of these creatures.
7. Hold fast to your commitments. Do not make a promise or vow unless you absolutely intend to keep it.
8. All people shall have their basic needs met.
9. Think only in undiluted Truth.
10. You can't take it with you.
To wrap it up; these are not Commandments. You will not go to FIERY BURNING HELL for breaking one. They're guidelines. A template to a healthier, happier, more fulfilling time in this world, one which will help prepare you to return to God in the afterlife.
Father sends his love. Enjoy!
-DJ Frankie Bones
The Ten Commandments
Nevermind any of this King James bullshit. Here's how shit went down in the fuckin' Qur'an. Notice it's out of order; my Father never came down to any mountain carving rocks with lightning bolts; as we progress, I'll reveal the true nature of God, that being a form in which doing so is damn-near impossible. The Ten Commandments were a good idea, executed poorly; someone, maybe it was Moses, did his book work and figured that the following passages were really important, and that they'd be really groovy presented all in order all nice and tidy-like.
Without further adieu.
1. "There is no other god beside God."(47:19)
2. "My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols." (14:35)
3. "Do not subject God's name to your casual swearing, that you may appear righteous, pious, or to attain credibility among the people." (2:224)
4. "O you who believe, when the Congregational Prayer (Salat Al-Jumu`ah) is announced on Friday, you shall hasten to the commemoration of GOD, and drop all business." (62:9)
5. "....and your parents shall be honoured. As long as one or both of them live, you shall never say to them, "Uff", nor shall you shout at them; you shall treat them amicably." (17:23)
6. "....anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people." (5:32)
7. "You shall not commit adultery; it is a gross sin, and an evil behaviour." (17:32)
8. "The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment for their crime, and to serve as an example from God. God is Almighty, Most Wise." (5:38 - 39)
9. "Do not withhold any testimony by concealing what you had witnessed. Anyone who withholds a testimony is sinful at heart." (2:283)
10. "And do not covet what we bestowed upon any other people. Such are temporary ornaments of this life, whereby we put them to the test. What your Lord provides for you is far better, and everlasting." (20:131)
Ready? Let's shed some light on this story. We're going to be comparing things to the King James version (Exodus 20:2-17), and then we're gonna rewrite the damned things altogether.
--One--
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
3 you shall have no other gods before me.
--Two--
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me,
6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
--Three--
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
--Four--
8 Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.
9 For six days you shall labour and do all your work.
10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
--Five--
12 Honour your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
--Six--
13 You shall not murder.
--Seven--
14 You shall not commit adultery.
--Eight--
15 You shall not steal.
--Nine--
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
--Ten--
17 You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
--Commandment One--
As Saint Carlin once proposed, the Ten Commandments, the biblical version, were about control. We had a working lower class, and a rich holy class, and the rich wanted to stay rich and make sure the poor stayed poor. First thing? Tug on the heartstrings. "I brought you out of Egypt, now you have to pay me back!" Second thing? Put things into His first person. Whereas the Qur'an states that there is no god but God, the Ten Commandments has God saying there is no god but Me. It doesn't come on any higher authority than that, folks! You heard it, straight from the deity's mouth! Now you've established control. He has said personally that He's the only god, and these are his laws. Follow them or burn. Now that the road is paved, let's move on to the next one.
--Commandment Two--
The Qur'an asks God to make this a peaceful land, and to protect people from worshiping idols. That's idols, period. None of this jealous God bullshit, no condemning children for their parents' misdoings. Peace through the absence of idols.
You know what really tickles my funny bone?
All those huge crosses you've got in churches, some of 'em with my ugly-ass dessicated corpse hanging off them? (btw, way to be negative, guys) Those are fucking idols! Anything that you bow down to and worship instead of God is an idol, and a false one at that. You wanna wear a cross to show your faith? Great, go for it. I wear one myself, I think it's a wonderful symbol of reclamation. But STOP. WORSHIPING THEM.
--Commandment Three--
This one's pretty basic. There was a bit lost in translation; the 10C's says do not misuse his name ever ever ever. God's more laid back that that, guys, he's chill. The original intention for this commandment was that people don't use the word 'God' as a curse for the express purpose of appearing righteous. Good Lord. (Heh heh heh.)
--Commandment Four--
All work and no play makes Methusalahmosesjob a dull boy. Plain and simple. If you work yourself ragged all the time, you have no time to observe God. Observance (note: not worship) of God is good for your Body, Mind, and Soul (the real Holy Trinity!). We'll delve into this later.
--Commandment Five--
You were probably thinking; what the hell does Uff mean? You're probably also wondering how the hell honouring your mother and father makes the days long in the land. Well, maybe not. When you're listening to everything your parents say, the days sure do seem to stretch on and on and ON and ON. Uff is the sound you make when you're annoyed, or at least, one of them. The passage is basically saying to always treat your parents with respect, as they are older, wiser, and more knowledgeable than you. Mind you, sadly, in today's society this isn't always the case. We'll get into that when we revise these buggers.
--Commandment Six--
The infamous Thou Shalt Not Kill. The 10C's version brings up some hefty hypocrisy; how do you justify killing murderers if you're not allowed to kill anyone? The Qur'an version is superior for this.
--Commandment Seven--
Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and one who is not his or her spouse. Key word here? Married. Do you folks know what marriage means? Back in the day, the days of the bible, parents sold their daughters to men in exchange for a dowry, a present of gifts and cash and livestock. Granted that this is a dominantly patriarchal society, this law was created for the ladies. You get sold, you fuck the man we sold you to. And nowadays, what is marriage? Something fags want 'cos Someone Else Has It, something breeders can't keep but won't give to the fags, and the destroyer of millions of childhoods. Oh yay.
--Commandment Eight--
You shall not steal. EVAR. Taking a dollar is an equally weighted sin to KILLING EVERYONE. You will go to Hay-ul-uh, you cookie-jar-thief! Well, no, not in the Qur'an version. But in King James! But yeah, the Qur'an just says to mark them; that means cut up or brand the backs of their hands with a symbol that is widely recognized as the mark of a thief. The guy isn't going to hell, he's just gonna have a hard time around vendor carts. Hey, I've got a wild idea; why don't we eliminate the need for people to steal, rather than punish the ones who do?
--Commandment Nine--
Here's the one I like, in both versions. Qur'an; don't withhold the truth. Bible; don't fuckin' lie. Put 'em together and you've got some serious truth going on.
--Commandment Ten--
The bible tells us not to covet, lust after, the things other people have. Why? 'Cos He said so. In our other version it goes a little bit deeper; why? Because such things are petty and material, and God is immortal and eternal. Better to side with what you can take with you when you die.
So! Now that we've got that all wrapped up and under our belts, it's time for some radical reconstructive surgery.
The Ten Aspects of the Divine
1. God is within all and all is within God.
The Cosmos is His body, the Collective Unconscious His mind, and the Supersoul, His Spirit. There is no point to hold other gods before him, for all other gods are of Him, are a part of Him. Don't get me wrong here, you can hold other gods; just remember who the big kahuna is, eh?
2. Spend not the entirety- or even majority- of your focus on idols.
The worship of idols turns one's focus away from God and the rest of His creation. This includes money. The more you focus on one image or symbol, the less time and energy you have to focus on other matters. Observe something new every day. Live in the moment.
3. Strive for Balance in all aspects of your life.
Among things, Piety must be paired with Humility. Your devotion to Him by virtue of itself does not make you any better than anyone else. The truly wise wear their jade under common clothes.
4. Make time to observe God and His creation.
It doesn't matter when it is. It could be every day, or once a week; whatever you can manage. Just always take some time out to separate yourself from the material and connect with God, even for a little while. Life is the perfect reason to celebrate life. And meditate once in a while, damnit! It's good for you!
5. Treat all persons- including yourself- with Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect.
Not just your parents. Forgive freely those who have trespassed against you. Do not trespass against others. We are all a part of God; we are all One. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Also, as was said in he Holy Desiderata; "[D]o not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are borne of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself."
6. You shall not kill any mammal, bird, amphibian, lizard, or crustacean, nor shall you consume any of these creatures.
Killing another human being is a last resort, and is to be avoided at all costs (barring the termination of one's own life). Meat in diet is to be avoided, due to its innate unhealthiness, the hormonal and chemical overdosing most meat undergoes in farming, and karmic repercussions. Fish is an exception to the first two. Eat at your own (karmic) risk.
7. Hold fast to your commitments. Do not make a promise or vow unless you absolutely intend to keep it.
Don't be a cop out. This goes double for marriage; don't enter into a legally binding, rest-of-your-life union unless you're certain you can honor it for the rest of your life!
8. All people shall have their basic needs met.
Food, water, shelter, education, and in this day and age, transportation, communications, and health care. When people aren't scraping by in order to eke out a meager living for themselves, they have the time and resources to really pursue what they feel passionate about. There's more than enough wealth in the world for everyone to have their basic needs met; sadly, the top 225 people on the economic ladder have more money combined than the bottom three billion.
Eliminate the need for people to steal and you won't have thieves.
9. Think only in undiluted Truth.
If you do not entertain lies within your own mind, you will never intentionally tell one. Also, the person we lie to the most is ourselves; be mindful of this at all times.
10. You can't take it with you.
So don't get worked up over petty material things. If you are ready to pass into heaven to become One with God, the most lustrous new car or home entertainment system holds little more importance to you than a handful of dust (probably less, actually). If you are not, you're just going to die, reincarnate, and have to do it all over again anyway.
Let's recap.
1. God is within all and all is within God.
2. Spend not the entirety- or even majority- of your focus on idols.
3. Strive for Balance in all aspects of your life.
4. Make time to observe God and His creation.
5. Treat all persons- including yourself- with Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect.
6. Do not kill any mammal, bird, amphibian, lizard, or crustacean, nor consume any of these creatures.
7. Hold fast to your commitments. Do not make a promise or vow unless you absolutely intend to keep it.
8. All people shall have their basic needs met.
9. Think only in undiluted Truth.
10. You can't take it with you.
To wrap it up; these are not Commandments. You will not go to FIERY BURNING HELL for breaking one. They're guidelines. A template to a healthier, happier, more fulfilling time in this world, one which will help prepare you to return to God in the afterlife.
Father sends his love. Enjoy!